Barbara - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Barbara \b(a)-rba-ra, bar-bara\.

The baby name Barbara sounds like Barbar and Barber. Other similar baby names are Barbour, Barker and Bernarr.

Barbara is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Barbara. Click here to compare Barbara with related baby names.